The following articles have been found written during the month of “November, 2006”.
Archive for “November, 2006”
Hip Dysplasia Schemes in Drahthaars
All breeding stock under the VDD breeder regulations must be certified ‘HD Frei’ as one of the requirements of the pedigree being stamped suitable for breeding. X-Rays are submitted directly to the VDD Central Office who assess the plates and certificates with results are sent back to the breeder.
In the UK, the scheme is [...]
The Verbands Gebrauchsprufung (VGP)
The VGP is the third of the formal German hunt test assessments used to confirm the abilities of Drahthaars in the field. Like all such competitions, it is run to be natural as possible and follows a strict set of rules for judges and competitors laid down by the JGHV (the worldwide association [...]
Drahthaar Dreams
Drahthaar Dreams was published in the Shooting Times today (16th November 2006).
David Tomlinson discusses some aspects of the Deutsch Drahthaar with Peter McCullough and in particular Peter’s battle to prepare his young bitch, Pauline for this year’s competition.
Pauline, however had a successful outcome at the Internationale Hegewald in Geseke, Germany, in coming 27th out of [...]
UK Drahthaar 27th at Hegewald 2006
Peter McCullough of Kimmax German Wirehaired Pointers, together with his 16 month old Deutsch Drahthaar, Pauline II v. Bockenhagen, gained 232 points and 27th place in a field of 203 dogs at the 73rd International Hegewald in, Geseke, Germany.
Pauline gained a maximum score in 9 of the 12 field categories and only dropped 1 [...]
Launch of Deutsch Drahthaar UK
Today (15th November 2006) sees the launch of a new web-blog, Deutsch Drahthaar UK www.drahthaar.co.uk. This site has been created to bring together all the Deutsch Drahthaar owners and enthusiasts in the UK into a community that can discuss everything to do with this versatile gundog.
The site includes articles and photo galleries [...]
